KR20230002316U - Device for integrating and fixing printed circuit board - Google Patents

Abstract

A printed circuit board coupling and fixing device for fixing a printed circuit board with a stacked structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure accommodates and fixes a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board in a stacked structure. A body configured to include a body configured to include a first set of engaging holes for securing the first printed circuit board at the first height and a second set of engaging holes for securing the second printed circuit board at the second height. It can be included.

Description

{DEVICE FOR INTEGRATING AND FIXING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD}

The present disclosure relates to a printed circuit board fixing device, and more particularly, to a device for combining a plurality of printed circuit boards in a stacked structure.

Generally, a printed circuit board (PCB) is used to construct an industrial digital controller. Printed circuit boards allow efficient design of electrical wiring, which has the effect of reducing size and increasing performance. The product has high uniformity and reliability, and is advantageous for standardization and automation of manufacturing, thereby securing economic benefits during mass production. can do. However, small quantity production has the disadvantage of being inefficient and difficult to repair.

Therefore, in order to implement a product consisting of a communication module suitable for the user and required functions, the design of a new printed circuit board is required, which may result in an increase in the initial design cost of the product. Additionally, the size of the printed circuit board may have some effect on the size and/or shape of the product, making it difficult to implement the optimized size and/or shape of the product. To solve this problem, when combining various printed circuit boards to implement functions required by the user, bolts and nuts are used to maintain the combined structure. In this way, when combining/fixing a printed circuit board using bolts and nuts, there is a problem that additional costs related to the bolts and nuts are incurred, and a process for combining them is added. Accordingly, more efficient combining methods are required to reduce costs, satisfy the optimal size and/or shape of the product, and at the same time implement functions required by users.

Embodiments disclosed in this specification provide a device for combining and fixing a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) to solve the conventional problems described above.

A printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a device for fixing a printed circuit board with a laminated structure, and accommodates a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board in a laminated structure. and a body configured to secure the first printed circuit board at the first height, the body comprising a first set of coupling holes for securing the first printed circuit board at the first height and a second set of coupling holes for securing the second printed circuit board at the second height. Can contain balls.

According to one embodiment, the first printed circuit board includes at least one protrusion, and the first set of protrusions of the first printed circuit board are inserted into the first set of coupling holes of the main body, so that the first printed circuit board It is fixed to the main body at a first height, the second printed circuit board includes a second set of protrusions, and the second set of protrusions of the second printed circuit board are inserted into the second set of engaging holes of the main body, wherein the second printed circuit board includes a second set of protrusions. A printed circuit board can be secured to the body at the second height.

According to one embodiment, the main body is made of an elastic material and the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board can be made detachable from the main body by temporarily deforming the main body.

According to one embodiment, the first height and the second height are, when the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are fixed to the main body in a laminated structure, the first connector formed on one surface of the first printed circuit board and the first It may be determined that a second connector formed on one side of the second printed circuit board opposite to one side of the printed circuit board is coupled and electrically connected.

According to one embodiment, the first printed circuit board is configured to perform communication with an external device according to a predetermined industry standard, the first printed circuit board includes at least one terminal for performing communication with an external device; , the second printed circuit board may be configured to perform a predetermined function.

According to one embodiment, it further includes a cover configured to engage with the main body and cover the top of the main body, the main body including a third set of protrusions for fixing the cover, and the cover engaging with the third set of protrusions of the main body. and a third set of engaging holes to do so, and the third set of protrusions of the main body are inserted into the third set of engaging holes of the cover, so that the cover can be fixed to the main body.

According to one embodiment, the cover includes at least one opening, and at least one terminal of the first printed circuit board may be exposed to the outside through the at least one opening.

According to one embodiment, the cover is made of an elastic material and can be made detachable from the main body by temporarily deforming the cover.

According to one embodiment, the device may further include a fixing pin for fixing the main body in which the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are accommodated in a laminated structure at a predetermined position.

According to one embodiment, the fixing pin includes a fourth set of protrusions for fixing the main body, the main body includes a fourth set of engaging holes for engaging the fourth set of protrusions of the fixing pin, and the fourth set of engaging holes of the main body The fourth set of projections of the fixing pins are inserted into the set's engaging holes, so that the main body can be fixed in a predetermined position by the fixing pins.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, different types of communication boards for industrial communication (e.g., boards using methods such as EtherCAT and RTEX) and different types of function boards (e.g., digital signal transmission and /or reception, analog signal transmission and/or reception, temperature measurement, humidity measurement, etc.) can be easily combined in a laminated structure to reduce cost and assembly time by combining different communication boards and different function boards according to the functions required by the user. It can be reduced.

The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 2 is a cover of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is an example of a second printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is an example of a first printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a main body of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view and bottom view of the lower part of the printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a fixing pin of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, specific details for implementing the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, in the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted if there is a risk of unnecessarily obscuring the gist of the present disclosure.

In the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals. Additionally, in the description of the following embodiments, overlapping descriptions of identical or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if descriptions of components are omitted, it is not intended that such components are not included in any embodiment.

Terms used in the present disclosure will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail. The terms used in this specification are general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the function in the present disclosure, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a technician working in the related field, the emergence of new technology, etc. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the relevant design. Accordingly, the terms used in this disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present disclosure, rather than simply the name of the term.

In this disclosure, singular expressions include plural expressions, unless the context clearly specifies the singular. Additionally, plural expressions include singular expressions, unless the context clearly specifies plural expressions.

In the present disclosure, when a part includes a certain component, this means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary.

In the present disclosure, the upper part of the drawing may be referred to as the “top” or “upper side” of the configuration shown in the drawing, and the lower part may be referred to as the “lower” or “lower side”. Additionally, in the drawings, the remaining portion between the upper and lower parts of the structure shown or excluding the upper and lower parts may be referred to as a “side” or “side.” Relative terms such as “top”, “upper side”, etc. may be used to describe relationships between components shown in the drawings, and the present disclosure is not limited by such terms.

In the present disclosure, the direction toward the internal space of a structure may be referred to as “inside,” and the direction protruding into the open external space may be referred to as “outside.” Relative terms such as “inside”, “outside”, etc. may be used to describe relationships between components shown in the drawings, and the present disclosure is not limited by such terms.

The description of “A and/or B” herein means A, or B, or A and B.

In this specification, when a part is connected to another part, this includes not only the case where it is directly connected, but also the case where it is connected with another component in between.

The term 'module' used in this specification refers to a software or hardware component, and the 'module' performs certain roles. However, 'module' is not limited to software or hardware. A 'module' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to run on one or more processors. Thus, as an example, a 'module' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, or variables. The functions provided within components and 'modules' may be combined into smaller numbers of components and 'modules' or may be further separated into additional components and 'modules'.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a 'module' may be implemented with a processor and memory. The term 'processor' should be interpreted broadly to include general-purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, etc. In some contexts, 'processor' may refer to an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc. The term 'processor' refers to a combination of processing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in combination with a DSP core, or any other such combination of configurations. It may also refer to

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments and methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms. The present embodiments are merely provided to ensure that the present disclosure is complete and that the present disclosure does not convey the scope of the design to those skilled in the art. It is provided only for complete information.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In one embodiment, the device 100 includes a body 140, a cover 110, and a fixing pin 150 for fixing the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 in a laminated structure. It can be configured. For example, the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 may be different types of printed circuit boards, and may be coupled to the main body 140 in order.

In one embodiment, in order to couple the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 to the main body 140, the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 are used, respectively. may include a protrusion set including at least one protrusion. The main body 140 has one or more protrusions on each of the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 to fix the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 in a laminated structure. It may have one or more coupling holes corresponding to the set.

In one embodiment, the body 140 includes a first set of couplings formed at a first height corresponding to the first set of protrusions of the first printed circuit board 130 to secure the first printed circuit board 130. Can contain balls. Additionally, the main body 140 includes a second set of engaging holes formed at a second height corresponding to the second set of protrusions of the second printed circuit board 120 to secure the second printed circuit board 120. can do.

In one embodiment, the body 140 may be formed of an elastic material to fix the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 130. In this case, the user can temporarily deform the main body 140 to attach and detach the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120. In addition, by fixing the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 to the main body 140, the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 are electrically connected to each other. You can.

In one embodiment, the first height and the second height are, when the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 are fixed to the main body 140 in a laminated structure, the first printed circuit board 130 ) may be determined to be electrically connected by combining the first connector formed on one side of the first printed circuit board 130 and the second connector formed on one side of the second printed circuit board 120 opposite to the one side of the first printed circuit board 130.

In one embodiment, the first printed circuit board 130 is configured to communicate with an external device according to a predetermined industry standard and may include at least one terminal for communicating with an external device. Methods for performing communication of the first printed circuit board 130 may include, for example, Realtime Express (RTEX), EtherCAT, M-LINK, SSCNET, etc. The second printed circuit board 120 may be configured to perform a predetermined function (eg, temperature measurement, humidity measurement, etc.).

In one embodiment, the device 100 may include a cover 110 configured to couple with the main body 140 and cover the top of the main body 140 . The cover 110 may include a third set of coupling holes formed to be coupled to the main body. Each of the third set of coupling holes may be formed at a different height from each other. The main body 140 may include a third set of coupling holes and a corresponding third set of protrusions to be coupled to the cover 110.

In one embodiment, the cover 110 is made of an elastic material and can be detached from the main body 140 by temporarily deforming the cover 110. The cover 110 includes at least one opening, and when combined with the main body 140, at least one terminal of the first printed circuit board 130 and/or at least one terminal of the second printed circuit board 120 It may be configured to be exposed to the outside through an opening.

In one embodiment, the device 100 includes a fixing pin 150 for fixing the main body 140 in which the first printed circuit board 130 and the second printed circuit board 120 are accommodated in a laminated structure at a predetermined position. It can be included. The body 140 may include a fourth set of engaging holes for engaging the fixing pin 150 . The fixing pin 150 may include a fourth set of protrusions corresponding to the fourth set of coupling holes to engage the lower side of the main body 140 and fix the main body 140.

Figure 2 is a cover 200 of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The cover 200 may include a set of coupling holes 210, 220, and 222 for coupling to the main body. The coupling hole sets 210, 220, and 222 may be formed at different heights. For example, the first coupling hole 210 and the second and third coupling holes 220 and 222 may be formed at different heights.

In one embodiment, the coupling hole sets 210, 220, and 222 may be formed on the side of the cover 200. When combined with the main body, the cover 200 has at least one opening (230, 240, 250, 260, 270) so that the terminals of the first printed circuit board and/or the second printed circuit board fixed to the main body are exposed to the outside. It can be included. In FIG. 2, the cover 200 is shown as including five openings 230, 240, 250, 260, and 270, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Additionally, the exposed terminal of the first printed circuit board and/or the second printed circuit board may be a terminal for supplying power or communicating.

Figure 3 is an example of a second printed circuit board 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The second printed circuit board 300 may include a second set of protrusions 310, 312, and 314 formed to be inserted into a second set of coupling holes formed at a second height of the main body. Specifically, the second set of protrusions 310, 312, and 314 may be formed on the side of the second printed circuit board, and although three protrusions are shown in FIG. 3, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the second set of protrusions of the second printed circuit board 300 are inserted into the second set of coupling holes formed at the second height of the main body, so that the second printed circuit board 300 is fixed to the main body. and may be electrically connected to the first printed circuit board. The second printed circuit board 300 may include a connector 320 for connecting to the first printed circuit board. The connector 320 may supply power or may be used for data communication. The second printed circuit board may perform predetermined functions such as temperature measurement and humidity measurement, and transmit the performance results to the first printed circuit board through the connector 320. The first printed circuit board may transmit data received from the second printed circuit board to an external device.

Figure 4 is an example of a first printed circuit board 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The first printed circuit board 400 may include a first set of protrusions 410, 412, and 414 formed to be inserted into a first set of coupling holes formed at a first height of the main body. Specifically, the first set of protrusions 410, 412, and 414 may be formed on the side of the first printed circuit board, and although three protrusions are shown in FIG. 4, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the first set of protrusions of the first printed circuit board 400 are inserted into the first set of coupling holes formed at the first height of the main body, so that the first printed circuit board 400 is fixed to the main body. and may be electrically connected to the second printed circuit board. The first printed circuit board 400 may include a connector 420 for connecting to the second printed circuit board. The connector 420 may supply power or may be used for data communication. The first printed circuit board 400 may include at least one terminal and/or module for communicating with an external device.

Figure 5 is a main body 500 of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The body 500 includes a first set of coupling holes 510, 512, 514, 516 and a second set of coupling holes 520, 522 to accommodate the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board in a stacked structure. 524, 526). A first set of engaging holes 510, 512, 514, and 516 may be formed at a first height. A second set of engaging holes 520, 522, 524, 526 may be formed at the second height. The first height and the second height are such that when the main body 500 accommodates the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board in a laminated structure, the connector of the first printed circuit board and the connector of the second printed circuit board are fastened. It could be height. In addition, in Figure 5, each of the first set of coupling holes (510, 512, 514, 516) and the second set of coupling holes (520, 522, 524, 526) is shown as including four coupling holes. It is not limited.

According to one embodiment, the main body 500 may include a third set of protrusions 530, 540, and 542 for engaging a cover configured to cover the top of the main body 500. The third set of protrusions (530, 540, 542) correspond to the third set of coupling holes of the cover, and the third set of protrusions (530, 540, 542) are inserted into the third set of coupling holes of the cover to form the main body ( 500) and the cover can be combined. Additionally, each of the third set of protrusions 530, 540, and 542 may be formed at a different height. For example, the first protrusion 530 and the second and third protrusions 540 and 542 may be formed at different heights. In Figure 5, the third set of protrusions 530, 540, and 542 is shown as three, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

With this configuration, the user selects a combination of the type of the first printed circuit board and the type of the second printed circuit board according to the desired communication method and special function, and bolts the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, It can be easily fixed to the main body 500 without using screws, etc. In this case, the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board can be electrically connected by a connector simply by being mounted on the main body. Additionally, if the printed circuit board breaks down or needs to be replaced with a printed circuit board with a different function, the user can easily separate the printed circuit board from the main body and attach a new printed circuit board.

According to one embodiment, the main body 500 may include a groove 550 in which a fixing pin is inserted/fixed to the lower side of the main body 500. The groove 550 may be formed so that a fixing pin can be inserted and fixed. This will be described later.

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view 610 and a bottom view 640 of the lower part of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. At the bottom of the main body, a groove may be formed on the side of the main body so that a fixing pin can be inserted and coupled along the rail 620. As shown, a rail 620 may be formed in the groove to guide the insertion of the fixing pin.

The fixing pin may include a fourth set of protrusions for fixing the main body. The main body may include a fourth set of engaging holes 650, 660, and 670 corresponding to the fourth set of protrusions of the fixing pin. When the fixing pin is inserted into the groove formed on the side of the main body along the rail 620, the four sets of protrusions of the fixing pin are deformed along the inclined surface 630 of the main body to form the fourth set of coupling holes 650, 660 of the main body. 670). With this configuration, the main body and the fixing pin can be combined. By combining the main body with the fixing pin while the fixing pin is fixedly installed at a specific location, the main body can be fixedly installed at that specific location.

Figure 7 shows a fixing pin 700 of a printed circuit board coupling and fixing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The fixing pin 700 may be a component that is coupled with the main body accommodating the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board and fixes the main body in a predetermined position. The fixing pin 700 includes a fourth set of protrusions 710, 712, and 714 for coupling to the main body, and the fourth set of protrusions 710, 712, and 714 are connected to the fourth set of coupling holes formed in the main body. It can be configured to respond. The fixing pin 700 may be coupled to the main body by inserting the fourth set of protrusions 710, 712, and 714 into the fourth set of coupling holes formed in the main body.

The fixing pin may have side protrusions 720 and 722 formed to correspond to the rail so that it is inserted into the groove of the main body along the rail formed in the groove located on the lower side of the main body. The protrusions 710, 712, and 714 of the fixing pin 700 are formed of an elastic material, and the main body and the fixing pin 700 can be detached by temporarily deforming the protrusions 710, 712, and 714.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention, and such modifications, changes, and additions will be possible. should be viewed as falling within the scope of the claims.

Those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can make various substitutions, modifications and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is based on the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It is not limited by

110: Cover 120: Second printed circuit board
130: first printed circuit board 140: main body
150: fixing pin

Claims (10)

A device for fixing a printed circuit board with a laminated structure,
A main body configured to receive and secure a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board in a laminated structure.
Including,
The main body is,
a first set of coupling holes for securing the first printed circuit board at a first height; and
a second set of coupling holes for securing the second printed circuit board at a second height
Device, including.
According to paragraph 1,
The first printed circuit board includes at least one protrusion,
A first set of protrusions of the first printed circuit board are inserted into the first set of coupling holes of the main body, so that the first printed circuit board is fixed to the main body at the first height,
the second printed circuit board includes a second set of protrusions,
A second set of protrusions of the second printed circuit board are inserted into the second set of engaging holes of the main body, such that the second printed circuit board is secured to the main body at the second height.
According to paragraph 2,
The main body is formed of an elastic material and the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are detachable from the main body by temporarily deforming the main body.
According to paragraph 1,
The first height and the second height are, when the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are fixed to the main body in a laminated structure, the first connector formed on one surface of the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board 1. A device wherein a second connector formed on one side of the second printed circuit board opposite to one side of the printed circuit board is determined to be coupled and electrically connected.
According to paragraph 3,
the first printed circuit board is configured to perform communication with an external device according to predetermined industry standards,
The first printed circuit board includes at least one terminal for communicating with the external device,
wherein the second printed circuit board is configured to perform a predetermined function.
According to paragraph 1,
The device is,
A cover configured to be combined with the main body and cover the upper part of the main body
It further includes,
The main body includes a third set of protrusions for securing the cover,
The cover includes a third set of engaging holes for engaging the third set of protrusions of the main body,
A third set of protrusions of the main body are inserted into the third set of engaging holes of the cover, so that the cover is secured to the main body.
According to clause 6,
the cover includes at least one opening,
A device wherein at least one terminal of the first printed circuit board is exposed to the outside through the at least one opening.
According to clause 6,
The cover is made of an elastic material, and the cover is detachable from the main body by temporarily deforming the cover.
According to paragraph 1,
The device further includes a fixing pin for fixing the main body in which the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are accommodated in a laminated structure at a predetermined position.
According to clause 9,
The fixing pin includes a fourth set of protrusions for fixing the main body,
The main body includes a fourth set of engaging holes for engaging the fourth set of protrusions of the fixing pin,
The device wherein the fourth set of projections of the fixing pins are inserted into the fourth set of engaging holes of the main body, and the main body is fixed in the predetermined position by the fixing pins.

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